June 27th 2010, a group of students from Los Altos, California's, Foothill College Anthropology Department, embarked upon an adventure in the small yet fascinating country of Belize.
With the generous help of Mic and Lucy Fleming and their land at Chaa Creek, the Students found themselves with the opportunity to work alongs side Ted and Linda Neff in their study of the agricultural practices of the ancient Maya.
As part of a larger Anthropology field school, the Foothill students were invited to work with the Neff's at Chaa Creek for a 1 week intensive on Maya farming, learning archaeological research methods, and participating in an experimental archaeology project.
In their gratitude for Mic and Lucy Fleming for so graciously welcoming them to work on their land, they have put together a small blog about their experiences.

Even though it was hard work and I was definitely in a different world, I have to thank Mick for letting us all relax at the resort for hours after each day. --(Galen Brill)


I took away from my time at Chaa Creek a huge amount of respect for all of the people who are involved in producing the food that we eat, a much better understanding of how much labor it takes to feed a community, as well as immense gratitude for the man who made it all possible, Mic.Mic, the owner of Chaa Creek, allowed us to not only use his farm in order to understand agriculture, but also gave us the opportunity to practice and participate in it first hand. The entire staff at Chaa Creek,  and especially Mic were some of the most gracious and generous people that I have ever met. Thank you for everything! Chaa Creek is definitely a place that I will never forget. -- (Caitlin O'Brien)


The organic meal at the resort and canoeing back to town was a nice way to end this farming experience. I am definitely glad our program had included this agricultural aspect for us. --(Anita Song)